Architectural drawings were limited to mostly monochrome in Europe until color appeared in the 17th century. Over the next 200 years, the use of color in architectural plans gave rise to a new ...

In order to explain projects and design decisions properly, architects must use often rely on creative representation techniques instead of words. It’s part of the job. The quality of drawings - ...

From the May 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. The Renaissance architectural theorist Leon Battista Alberti thought it was not the business of architects to use drawings to deceive.

Drawings by MOS, and others, are on view at a83 in its latest show titled Architectural Drawing III. (Olympia Shannon/Courtesy a83) As the title suggests, Architectural Drawing III is a83’s third ...

Whether a computer-created render or hand-drawn sketch, drawings play a crucial role in the development of the buildings that surround us. With this in mind, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) aims ...

FRANK P. MELENDEZ teaches at The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York. His teaching and research engage topics pertaining to architectural drawing and 3D modeling, ...

Drawings have long been used to communicate instructions for building and, while on the construction site, an architect’s job is to ensure fidelity to those documents. There are many other kinds of ...

Ah, the City of Light: It’s one of the most famous destinations in the world. Who isn’t familiar with the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, or the Arc du Triomphe? Particularly if you’re an architecture buff!

Internationally renowned for her avant-garde search for architectural proposals that reflect modern living, Zaha Hadid made abstract topographical studies for many of her projects, intervening with ...